Seven in just over five weeks... bad trend, eh? And the 'refuse' was down to 40psi after sitting in the shed for a week, so there's something going on there as well.

I cleared up my (huge!) pile of tubes in the shed and cut the valves out of a pile of them that were past their use-by date - one had 8 patches on it! These dead ones will get dumped at work as frame protection for the racks. For the fixable ones, I will take a couple to work each day to patch while waiting for jobs to run. That should leave me with about eight new tubes for race use and about ten patched tubes for commute/training.

I just received my shipment of Panaracer "Race Type D" tyres. Crossed fingers that this is the 2012 version of the "Extreme Duro".

Not adding to my tally either, but.... Last Tuesday I fitted new tyres to my 50mm front carbon and the "race" powertap (after cutting it up the day before). On Sat I pulled the front out and it was flat, when I'd left some air in it. There was a hole in the tube next to the valve, but no problems with the rim and I hadn't had a lever anywhere near it. Then on Sunday morning we missed the start of the TT ( ) so instead drove to Corin Road to climb up & over to the dam and back (44Km & about 900m of climbing, I think). I pumped the rear wheel and about three minutes later it popped off the rim and exploded.

And... +1, 20. Front tyre was oozing sealant when I got home last night, first I knew was when the brakes played up from latex on the braking surface! This was my very old Mich Krylion front... I'm still using it, but it's got some sidewall damage where the rubber had cracked - I might have left in the in the shed a little too long! Anyway... cleaned it up, another tube and about 20ml of sealant, and all good to go.

While I had it apart, I pulled the noodle out of the V-brake and trimmed most of the the end off it so I can get the brake undone without undoing the cable or having to deflate the tyre to get the wheel on/off. (Mini-V's with STI shiters on my 'cross bike). Given how many punctures I've been having, it's probably a good idea to make the front wheel removable without excessive fiddling.

Back again. +1, 21. Bogan bottle through the rear, I think I picked it up going around Parl. house, started going soft about half a K later, but I got to choose where I stopped for once - a pleasant change. *sigh* I'm getting sick of fixing flats. Once this tyre is dead (soon, it's pretty worn now), I'll fit a Type D and see how that goes.

Pretty cool one this time. I often commute up North Rocks Rd, but always have a pack on my back. So I thought I'd go for a ride up there at lunch. Got 9th on Strava which I was very happy with. They're doing road works at the top and I went through a patch of gravel. I hit a stone about 1cm square and 1-2mm thick with a nice sharp side. It went straight through the GP4000s on the rear (I think the front flicked it up or something...) and straight through the tube. The cut on the tyre is straight across the tread. I know all of this as I found the stone completely inside the tube - it wasn't even visible from the outside of the tyre. I've never had that happen before.

Changed tube, pumped it back up, stuck a folded up $50 in the tyre to get back to work (only note I had!!!). Got to a servo to grab a puncture kit as the new tube seemed to be going down and for some stupid reason I wasn't carrying one. But to pay I had to flatten the tyre to get the $50 out! At least now it only has a $5 note in there

This is the second big slash on this tyre, and it's got 2,500km on it (though probably 50% tread thickness left). I might have to chuck it now.

Picked up a puncture this afternoon. Bit of a glass beer bottle, just a small shard of it - sliced straight through the tyre and cut the tube... The shard was still stuck in the tyre when I stopped.

First I knew about it was the distinct SSSSS- SSSSS- SSSSS! And my argh f&*@ing hell....

Make matters worse? I had all the equipment to fix it, except for the right tubes!

I forgot I had the tubes for my standard alloy wheels, not my carbon-clinchers with 50mm sections on the side. The valve stem didn't extend far enough for me to inflate it. I had to walk about 1.5km back. I won't do that again.

g-boaf wrote:Make matters worse? I had all the equipment to fix it, except for the right tubes! I forgot I had the tubes for my standard alloy wheels, not my carbon-clinchers with 50mm sections on the side. The valve stem didn't extend far enough for me to inflate it. I had to walk about 1.5km back. I won't do that again.

Been there done that. Though I didn't walk back, just got out the puncture kit and patched it on the side of the road. Now days it doesn't matter what valve length I have as I have a pair of valve extenders in my tool bottle and I highly recommend you do the same!

g-boaf wrote:Make matters worse? I had all the equipment to fix it, except for the right tubes! I forgot I had the tubes for my standard alloy wheels, not my carbon-clinchers with 50mm sections on the side. The valve stem didn't extend far enough for me to inflate it. I had to walk about 1.5km back. I won't do that again.

Been there done that. Though I didn't walk back, just got out the puncture kit and patched it on the side of the road. Now days it doesn't matter what valve length I have as I have a pair of valve extenders in my tool bottle and I highly recommend you do the same!

1195 km's in the last 3 months and only managed to get a slow leak on the ride into work, pumped the tyre up, did a session at the velodrome and then rode home and fixed the flat when I got home! probably shouldn't have posted cause how i've jinxed my self

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